Once Hindi has been chosen as the preferred language, people will be able to see Hindi names directly on the map.

Google is launching Google Maps in Hindi. Starting on Tuesday, people will be able to see Hindi names for cities, localities, important roads, as well as popular points of interest such as public parks and schools, on the new Google Maps and on Google Maps on Android.

To view Hindi name labels on Google Maps, people must enable Hindi as their preferred language on their device. From a computer, they can change the language preference to Hindi on their Google account settings or by selecting the “Hindi” option at the bottom of the page on the google.co.in home page. On Android, users simply need to select the Hindi option within the “Language and input” menu found in their phone’s ‘settings menu’.

Once Hindi has been chosen as the preferred language, people will be able to see Hindi names directly on the map. These new labels that are visible on Google Maps on Tuesday have been created by transliterating English names to Hindi, or, translating the English names to Hindi and ensuring the text resonated with local dialects.